• Viruses 'installed in PC factory'
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One of the many reasons I build computers is because prebuilt computers come with bloat. And now this.
It's nothing new, a lot of retail pcs have Norton Antivirus already installed.
[QUOTE=Lomme;37650348]It's nothing new, a lot of retail pcs have Norton Antivirus already installed.[/QUOTE] I know norton is bad, but I wouldn't go as far as to call it a virus :v:
[QUOTE=Lomme;37650348]It's nothing new, a lot of retail pcs have Norton Antivirus already installed.[/QUOTE] The two Toshiba laptops my grandparents own are notorious for bloatware. Toshiba branded programs EVERYWHERE. Also McAfee I would say is a worse candidate
PC Decrapifier is pretty alright to get rid of bloatware fast
Bloatware present on prebuilts are always suspicious to me. Lots of useless programs that seem like they are necessary but actually aren't.
A lot of programs that appear on prebuilts (mostly antiviruses) are there because the AV companies sponsor the manufacturers to do it. This helps them reduce the cost of the product. (In Theory, most likely they just increase the profit margin.)
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37650371]I know norton is bad, but I wouldn't go as far as to call it a virus :v:[/QUOTE] You have to download a program to remove it...
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37650371]I know norton is bad, but I wouldn't go as far as to call it a virus :v:[/QUOTE] Slows the system down, blocks access to many web pages, decides that your programs that are nothing wrong with are viruses [B]AND[/B] is a royal PITA to get rid off again. It's [B]WORSE[/B] than most viruses.
They should sell prebuilts without an OS so no bloat. Or just reformat when you get it.
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